Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Cold Day

I’M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING TODAY. Supposed to be is the operative phrase. I don’t want to. No, I like writing; I really like it. The work I’m talking about is all the stuff you have to do to be an author and a publisher: Contracts, trademark infringements, license agreements, lawyers, more lawyers! Yuck! I’m a writer and a traveler. That means reading, research, talking to people, thinking (daydreaming sometimes), and then putting fingers to computer keys.

Being a writer is somewhat like being back in college. Papers need research, good ideas, writing, re-writing, and deadlines. If you like that kind of stuff and you don’t mind being alone a lot, then maybe writing is for you.

The internet revolution is providing space for people to be heard and to get their ideas, thoughts, and creativity out there. I love and believe in the book and the bookstore, but we can’t ignore or overlook the computer and what it offers. Change, as we all know, is the one big constant. Embrace it. It’s not always easy, but it is real.

It’s a cold day in Vermont. There is snow on the upper part of the mountains. The leaves are gone. Good riddance. I have never liked the overblown colors of the fall, it’s like too much candy all at once. Now the hills and mountains are more prominent. I like seeing bare tree limbs. I like pecking away at these keys.